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The Nitrogen Cycle and Nitrogen Fixation - Ecu

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Nitrate Assimilation<br />

Reduction by some<br />

anaerobic bacteria;<br />

most plants<br />

Synthesis in plants<br />

<strong>and</strong> bacteria<br />

Amino acids <strong>and</strong><br />

other N-containing<br />

compounds.<br />

NO 3<br />

-<br />

Denitrification<br />

N 2<br />

<strong>Nitrogen</strong><br />

fixation<br />

Rhizobium<br />

Azotobacter<br />

NH 4<br />

+<br />

Degradation by<br />

animals <strong>and</strong><br />

bacteria<br />

Nitrification by<br />

soil bacteria<br />

NO 2<br />

-<br />

Nitrification by<br />

soil bacteria

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